Acer Starbreeze, Facebook Oculus, Google, HTC Vive, Samsung and Sony Interactive Entertainment have announced the formation of an international non-profit organization, called the Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), to research and foster virtual reality technology and bring together all the players in this global industry, including consumers.

The world's oldest known seabird is expecting -- again. Biologists spotted the Laysan albatross called Wisdom at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge earlier this month after she returned to the island to nest.

A cost estimate to clean up Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has doubled to nearly 22 trillion yen ($190 billion), with decommissioning costs expected to continue to rise, according to a government panel Friday.

Government agencies excavating a site in the far southeastern Beijing suburbs say they have found ancient city walls and more than 1,000 tombs, most of which are dated to the eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) and some even earlier.

As more killer whales move into the Arctic, research presented at a scientific conference in Winnipeg this week suggests polar bears are beginning to take advantage of the beached remains of an orca's favourite food - bowhead whales.

Facing its worst winter pollution in 10 years, Paris is sticking to controversial traffic measures. Paris city hall has barred half of all cars from travelling and made public transportation free for a third consecutive day.